Not being an open source protocol means there’s no guarantee that it’s private or secure. It’s just another thing we have to trust without being able to verify. And if something happens, can you spin up your own instance?

Also, moderation is important to keep out spam and offensive material or trolls.

sometimes people aren’t who you need them to be, and life gets hard. i’m here if you need someone new.

you’re always allowed to find new friends, you don’t have to take care of them.

in any case, good luck : )

It’s an interesting situation. The environment in a city is already very controlled and artificial that any species of tree that can thrive is useful, especially one that can feed birds. Compared to planting Gingko biloba or other trees solely for aesthetics, B ceiba seems like a good idea, but I don’t know how it compares to native species which could support invertebrates as well as birds, or if the keystone species local to those areas are capable of being planted in an urban environment.